Issues of COVID-19 morphological diagnosis in the practice of forensic medicine

Abstract

The study of the human corpses who died from the coronavirus infection COVID-19 allows to define the exact cause of death, which helps clinicians in choosing a timely and effective treatment to reduce mortality. The study analyzed the current literature with the results of studies of cadaveric material and described macro- and microscopic autopsy findings we observed. The description of autopsy cases of those who died from COVID-19 is certainly important for a comprehensive analysis of this problem and is of high clinical and epidemiological interest.

Keywords

• covid-19
• sars-cov-2
• coronavirus infection